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| 12 hurt in Kashmir grenade blast |
| 2004-02-01 |
| Twelve people were injured yesterday in a grenade explosion triggered by suspected Islamic rebels in a busy market in northern Indian Kashmir, a police spokesman said. The spokesman said the casualties occurred when the rebels hurled a grenade at a moving Indian army vehicle, which missed the target and exploded among civilians in Magam, 30km from Srinagar. Meanwhile, Indian authorities in Kashmir said they had freed 34 prisoners and announced new incentives to woo militants to give up the gun, aimed at boosting moves to bring peace to the troubled region. The prisoners were released from jails and detention centres across the region over the last week to allow them to join their families for the festival, said a senior official. "The entire process was carried out away from media glare as we don’t want them to be made heroes," he said. The released prisoners included sympathisers of militant groups and rebels accused of minor crimes, he said. |
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